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  1. IMPORT
  2. Commodities
  3. Tobacco
  4. Clearance procedures
  5. Tobacco import procedure through Namanga One Stop Border Post (OSBP)
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Steps (20) arrow_drop_up arrow_drop_down
Pre-clearance documentation  (1) expand_more expand_less
Obtain passed clearance entry  (3) expand_more expand_less
Enter the OSBP  (1) expand_more expand_less
Obtain KEBS release  (2) expand_more expand_less
Obtain Port Health Services release  (6) expand_more expand_less
Obtain KEPHIS release  (3) expand_more expand_less
Obtain KRA release  (3) expand_more expand_less
Obtain KRA final release  (1) expand_more expand_less

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Summary of the procedure

Institutions/Systems involved 7 expand_more expand_less

Clearing Agent
1
Bank (x 2)
3 9
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), One Stop Border Post (OSBP) (Namanga) (x 5)
5 17 18 19 20
Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS), One Stop Border Post (OSBP) (Namanga) (x 2)
6 7
Kenya Electronic Single Window System (KESWS) (x 2)
8 12
Port Health Services Kenya, One Stop Border Post (OSBP) (Namanga) (x 3)
10 11 13
Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS), One Stop Border Post (OSBP) (Namanga) (x 3)
14 15 16

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Passed clearance entry stamped released by KRA
19
Cargo manifest stamped released by KRA
19

Required Documents expand_more expand_less

Bill of lading
1
Proforma invoice
1
Commercial medicines import permit
2
Air waybill
2
Certificate of conformity (COC) (x 2)
2 6
Invoice (x 7)
2 5 6 8 10 14 17
KRA e-slip
3
Customs entry in under control status (x 6)
5 6 10 13 14 17
Packing list (x 2)
6 17
EAC certificate of origin form
6
Certificate of quality (x 2)
6 8
Import declaration form (IDF) (x 2)
6 14
Phytosanitary certificate
8
Plant import permit (x 2)
8 14
Certificate of analysis
8
Food hygiene licence
10
Phytosanitary certificate
14
Notice to import - Form SR14
14
ISTA (International Seed Testing Association) certificate
14
Cargo manifest (C2) (x 2)
14 17
Fumigation certificate
14
Pest diagnosis report
14
Permit
17
Preferential certificate of origin
17
Passed clearance entry stamped by verification officer
19
Cargo manifest stamped by verification officer
19
Passed clearance entry stamped release by KRA
20
Cargo manifest stamped released by KRA
20

Estimated cost KES  1,250

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KES 250
For airline concession fee.
KES 0 -
1.5 % Cost, Insurance & Freight (CIF) or customs value
Railway development levy.
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KES 0 -
2 % Cost, Insurance & Freight (CIF) or customs value
For import duty.
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KES 1,000
For issuance of import health certificate.
KES 0 -
KES  0.5 per kilogram
Inspection fees for 0 - 20,000kgs.
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KES  0.25 per kilogram
Inspection fees for 20,001 - 400,000kgs.
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KES  0.15 per kilogram
Inspection fees for 400,001kgs - 1,000,000kgs.
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KES 0 -
KES  0.05 per kilogram
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Total Duration 3h. 10mn - 3d   expand_more expand_less

  Min. Max.
Total time (sum): 3h. 10mn 3d
of which:
Waiting time in queue (sum): 1h. 25mn 3h. 50mn
Attention at counter: 1h. 45mn 7h. 10mn
Waiting time until next step (sum): 0mn 1d 1/2

Laws 17 expand_more expand_less

COMESA Rules of Origin COMESA Protocol on the Rules of Origin
Customs and Excise Regulations Customs and Excise Regulations (2010)
  Sections 14, 15, 25, 30, 127C, 127, 128B, 199
East Africa Community Common External Tariff 2017 East Africa Community Common External Tariff 2017
East African Community Customs Management Act (2017) East African Community Customs Management Act (2017)
  Sections 34, 35, 36, 38, 41, 82, 123, 145, 146, 187, 188, 189, 235
East African Community Customs Management Regulations (2010) East African Community Customs Management Regulations (2010)
  Sections 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 187
Finance Act 2019 Finance Act 2019
  Section  6
Food, Drugs and Chemicals (General) Regulations Food, Drugs and Chemical Substances (Food Hygiene) Regulations, 1978
  Sections 8, 10
Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service Act CAP 325 Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service Act No. 54 of 2012
  Section  5 (h)
Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service Inspection Fees Schedule Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service Inspection Fees Schedule
Legal Notice 78 of 2020 - Verification of Conformity to Kenya Standards of Imports Order Legal Notice 78 of 2020 - Verification of Conformity to Kenya Standards of Imports Order
  Sections 5, 8
Miscellaneous Fees and Levies ACT(2020) Miscellaneous Fees and Levies Act (2020)
  Sections 7, 8
Plant Protection (Importation of Plants) Rules Plant Protection (Importation of Plants, Plant Products, & Regulated Articles) Rules
  Sections 6, 7
Public Health Act CAP 242 (2012) Public Health Act CAP 242 (2012)
  Sections 131, 135
Public Health Rules Public Health Act CAP 242 Public Health (Fees) Rules 1st Schedule
Seeds and Varieties Act Seeds and Plant Varieties Act CAP 326
  Sections 3C, 3D, 3B, 3, 3A
Standards Act Standards Act
  Sections 4, 14
EAC Rules of origin The East African Community (EAC) Customs Union (Rules of Origin) Rules
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